tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88883479012032050822024-03-14T02:53:27.613-07:00A Peek InsideMy thoughtsDanielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-79269470537796051602012-04-29T06:44:00.002-07:002012-04-29T06:44:53.754-07:00Controli feel the need to blog about something that is on my heart. I may not type well today because I have a hurt hand, in a cast.<br />
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i don't want to go into details about the fight, just so you know. but there was a fight between my little sister and i. well, not exactly. i didn't fight with her, she fought by herself. she got mad at me for something that I did, (actually she got mad for something that I wouldn't and COULDN'T do) and i will admit, i talked about her to my mom and she found out. I figure the one person in the world i should be able to talk about my sister to is my mom, she will love her no matter what. sometimes you just need to vent and get stuff out. and you can't go to my sister and be honest with her, she gets mad and does this. so actually, i would have been better off telling her the truth of the matter rather than my mom. it turned out the same and it would have been more upstanding of me to do it that way.<br />
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how did she find out you ask? it was done sneakily, and she wouldn't have found out if she wouldn't have done what she did. that doesn't excuse me talking about her, but she wouldn't have known.<br />
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but she did it, and got mad. now, she had a right to be mad. what i said was the truth, but understandingly, she took offense to it. then she dragged a mutual friend into it and that caused a bigger fight and I have lost that friend.<br />
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now my sister has told me not to contact her in any way. she blamed me for things that were not even happening.<br />
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so this is hard for me. i have spent my WHOLE life taking care of my little sister. when she had problems i always helped her. when she had situations with other people come up, i always stuck up for her. and many times, i knew that she was in the wrong and even lying about it, but she's my little sister, so I did it. i remember reading to her when she was too little to read. i baby sat her and taught her how to ride her bike without training wheels and how to drive a stick-shift. I've stuck by and supported her on things that i didn't agree with because she is my little sister.<br />
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little things happen almost every day and i want to call her and tell her. funny things, sad things, miraculous things, hurtful things and just things. my kids miss their aunt tracy. we don't see pictures of her, they don't get to talk to her on the phone, she didn't even call to tell my daughter happy birthday. i guess that it is hard to call someone when you delete their phone numbers though.<br />
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so in her madness, she is hurting not only me, but my children as well. i am not ok with that. and now this morning i went to look at pictures of my niece and nephew, which i can't see now at all because she won't let me, at their daycare. the daycare they go to has a facebook page and i can see pics of the kids there. but when i went to check, i was no longer a "liker" of the page. I know I didn't "un-like" it, so that means I was kicked out. that hurts. <br />
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here is what i have decided about the situation. i can't control my sister. i can only control me. and i can control part of the situation. so i have taken control. how you may ask? I can't contact her so does that mean i am going to? nope.<br />
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I won't let it bother me. I feel sadness about it, but i do not let it run my day. when i think of her and i want to tell her something, i erase the thought and call a friend. when i need to laugh about something to someone, i call a friend. it's been well over a month since all of this has gone on. i am still sad that it has all happened, but that sadness does not creep into my life. I feel it, then move on. i am in control of how i react to this situation, and i am not going to react.<br />
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putting myself in control takes away her power of the situation. yes she is the one who laid down the rules, no contact. but i am the one who decides how i follow the rules. i will follow the no contact. that includes my heart and my mind also. if i am cut off and basically non-existent in her world, than that is how it will be. so she can tell me not to call, text or email. but i have to take that further to protect myself because this hurts. <br />
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i had to blog about this because it's all been running through my mind. but i have told myself that i am blessed with people who love me. they don't lie to me and expect of me more than i can give. they want to be in my life and in my children's life. it's not a here one day, gone the next type of thing. i have never not been able to talk to my sister. this is a first.<br />
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my plan now? to move on. i have only one biological sister, but i have many other sisters. sisters in Christ and sisters in the Lord. my kids have aunts, biological and non. my kids have cousins, biological and non. we will survive this.<br />
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i will stay in control of this. i have been in control of this. if you had asked me two months ago how i would be not being able to have contact with my sister, i would have said a mess. but in actuality, i've done quite well. i miss her, but i won't let her get to me. this is part of her manipulation and in won't buy into it. i have better, more Godly things to worry about than something this petty.<br />
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there, i have stated how i feel and where i am going with this. i feel better now. i am so glad that i am firmly grounded in the Truth and His love. It carries me through and lets me know that i can make it thru this. <br />
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<br />Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-70352225359213980522012-04-22T20:24:00.001-07:002012-04-22T20:24:59.154-07:00Here's Lily Book ReviewWhen given the option to review a book that will be perfect for my kids I usually choose that book. In this instance, I am glad that I did. I am always on the look-out for Christian based books for my kids that won't bore them. <i>Here's Lily </i>by Nancy Rue is a great book for young girls. I definitely would suggest it to any mother asking for their own daughter. I will be downloading this onto the kindle that I have for the kids.<br />
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Lily is a 6th grader with flaming red hair that she thinks is too fuzzy. In school she deals with bullies that pick on her because of her looks. It lowers Lily's confidence in herself, until she meets Kathleen. Kathleen is a teacher for a modeling school and chooses Lily to attend.<br />
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But Lily's parent are not so sure about it. She has to find a way that God shows Himself in this modeling business before her parents will agree to send her through the full schooling. Lily seems to be more wrapped up in herself and her pride to be looking for God. <br />
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Certain events take place to spin Lily around and make her come to full realization of what she is doing and what she is capable of doing. Sometimes it takes something huge to open our eyes. <br />
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I want to read the next book in the series, which is #2 called Lilly Robbins, MD (Medical Dabbler)!<br />
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This book was given to me by Booksneeze.com in exchange for my honest review.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-58954169629268249712012-04-15T22:27:00.001-07:002012-04-15T22:27:17.366-07:00One Month to Live Book ReviewThis book definitely had some great ideas and advice in it to help live your life to the fullest. The authors in this book, Kerry and Chris Shook have asked the reader to pretend that their life is ending in one month. Then they go on to ask you what you would like to accomplish in that month.<br /><br />I think this may be a really good book for some people without direction in their life to read. Or maybe they just need to open their eyes to the wonderful life that they currently have, and this book and ideas is one way to help to help them do it.<br /><br />Personally, I thought the book was dull even through the good advice. I found it very hard to get through and I did not want to read it.<br /><br />I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah in exchange for my honest review and opinion.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-67268598641204499622012-04-15T21:39:00.002-07:002012-04-15T21:42:42.887-07:00The Quotable Rogue by Matt Lewis Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been a fan of Sarah Palin since she entered the running for Vice President in 2010. I thought reading a book with a bunch of quotes from Sarah's feisty mouth might just be interesting. For the most part, I was right.<br />
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Now I don't know too much about politics and the like, so some of this stuff I didn't even know what she was talking about. But the parts that I did I thought that most of it was pretty funny, witty, true or thought provoking.<br />
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One of my favorite quotes was one that she made about Vice President Biden. It was one that made me chuckle out loud.<br />
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If the election had turned out differently, I could be the one overseeing the signing of bailout checks and Vice President Biden could be on the road selling his book <i>Going Rogaine</i>.</blockquote>
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If you are interested in, or if you like what Sarah Palin has to say, you should read this book. It is enjoyable and can even help you learn something. You can read quotes from Sarah on topics like abortion, Barack Obama, Education, Media, Family and much more.<br />
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I received this book for free from Book Sneeze in return for my honest review.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-24315726076962680812012-04-15T21:17:00.000-07:002012-04-15T21:47:41.231-07:00Bible Stories for Preschoolers Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I saw the chance to snag this book for a review, I took it! See, this book would be perfect for the preschoolers that I teach during church. I took this book in when it was my month to teach to read to my class. We decided to start at the beginning and read through it.<br />
The stories were very engaging and interesting. It held the attention of these small blessings very well. We have read quite a few stories in it by now and we do like reading this book.<br />
I like that the book has questions and activities for the children to answer and follow. This helps to instill those lessons into those fresh minds.<br />
One thing that has confused my assistant teacher, my students and myself is that in the stories that talk about God being there, He seems to be portrayed as an angel. It is confusing I think to the kids because God is not an angel. We have been sure to explain this to their little minds because they did ask about it.<br />
My assistant and I could not help but giggle at some of the pictures and the ways they are drawn. There are a lot of pompadours drawn onto people. Some of the illustrations also have people standing in weird ways or holding their hands in strange positions. We have had a few laughs about that.<br />
All in all, this is an ok book. The stories are good if you can get past the pictures. I personally wouldn't go out and buy the book, but I am getting use out of it.<br />
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DISCLAIMER: Tyndale House Publishers has provided me with a copy of this book in return for my honest opinion.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-56661804838734476402012-01-23T18:58:00.000-08:002012-01-23T18:58:12.326-08:00Winter Storm 2012I have never experienced a storm like the one we just did in the 34
years I've lived in this state. And the same can be said of my hubby
who has lived here 42 years of his life. With that said, I will tell
you the journey that we experienced these last 5 days.<br />
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Wednesday
1/28: Knew that a snow storm was coming and we were preparing for
that. We had cancelled children's choir and AWANA at church that
night. The snow had already started the weekend before, but we hadn't
really had a large accumulation. We finally did get an accumulation of
about 6 inches. At about 8:45 Wednesday evening, the power went out.
With the snow coming down outside, it didn't look promising, but I
wasn't expecting what happened next.<br />
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That evening it
kept snowing. I believe that it snowed until sometime Thursday
afternoon when the snow turned to frozen rain. By now I had already
made 2 pots of coffee on the propane camp stove that we set up outside
on the porch. I also cooked us a dinner of scrambled eggs and frozen
hash browns that night on the stove in my wonderful cast iron skillets!
Thursday evening my hubby told me that he could hear branches falling
outside in the dark. It was from the frozen rain weighing down the snow
on our trees.<br />
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Friday was the day that we really
experienced the trees and things falling. When I woke up that morning,
there was already evidence of branches down in places. My hubby's car,
that we couldn't start to move, almost got hit by one branch that first
night. My nephew's car had branches covering the top, but didn't hit
the car I think. I went outside Friday morning and could hear branches
falling off of trees everywhere. I mean everywhere. Just standing
outside for 1 minute you could see at least 5 branches fall and maybe
even a tree top or two. The freezing rain continued.<br />
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All
day Friday when we stepped outside we could hear and see limbs,
branches, tree tops and many whole trees just falling all over. It was a
weird experience. The big tree out front that worries me in the big
wind storms didn't drop that many branches. One it did drop was right
behind hubby's car, which was the 2nd close call. After it got dark on
Friday night it was very unnerving because we could hear things falling
all around us but we couldn't see anything. Sometimes we heard cracks
so loud they sounded like gun shots. Some trees fell so close we felt
them hit.<br />
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It was hard to get the kids to sleep that
night. No noise to cover up the sounds of the woods just crumbling
around us. All the rest of the day it was falling snowballs, iceballs
and branches until the snow melted.<br />
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On Saturday we
were still cold and tired of being in the dark but thought the worst was
over. We went to bed that evening and I told Amanda it should be nice
to fall asleep without something to worry about. She agreed. Around
2:30 in the morning we woke to the sounds of a tree hitting
the house. The wind was blowing furiously outside. The kids and I were
sleeping on the couch in the living room
and it sounded like it hit the master bedroom where hubby was. Amanda
yelled and started to panic, and we heard hubby say it was ok. We laid
back down and I rubbed Amanda's back and hair to block the noise some
and calm her down. We saw a bunch of blue lights in the sky and assumed
they were transformers blowing. The wind makes me so nervous already, I
could hardly take the panic I felt. We prayed so much during these
days to keep our worries down.<br />
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When I got up on Saturday morning I
walked around the house, dodging the gigantic snowballs and iceballs
that were melting and falling from the trees, along with branches
still. I wanted to see what hit the house. I couldn't find anything.
But I did find a huge maple tree in the back yard had fallen over. That
surely had to be the sound we heard. It was just so loud it sound to
all 3 of us that it hit the house. This was part of a tree that Amanda
and I watched the top just fall right off 2 mornings before into our
backyard.<br />
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There had been several trees that came down
in our driveway. A couple took down our power lines. Ruined some
fences. The one day the kids and I were sitting on the couch in my
living room and we heard branches breaking and turned to see if we could
see it. It was branches falling off of the tree in front of my
sister-in-law's house. We watched 3 big ones fall right onto her porch
roof.<br />
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Never in my life. I've never experienced this.
I think it was Friday or Saturday night when my nephew borrowed a
generator from a friend and we were able to plug in a tv, space heater
and a lamp when it was running. It didn't heat us up, but helped take a
bit of the chill off. There were several times when we could see our
breath in the house. There also were a few times when it was actually
warmer outside!<br />
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Our power was finally restored today,
Monday the 23rd. We were out of power for 5 days and 5 nights. We
bundled up every morning, spent much time snuggling under blankets and
with cats who also felt the cold. When I finally got to get out of the
house and drive around, I couldn't believe the devastation. It looks
like a hurricane came through. Tops of trees are gone everywhere. The
trees that don't have their leaves are the most noticeable. Especially
when you see a bunch of them together and all you see are broken tops.<br />
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I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father that he kept us safe through this storm! And my house in one piece!Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-50014299672958879352011-12-29T08:37:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:37:40.556-08:002011 List of Books I Read<span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strike>AB</strike><strike>CDEFGH</strike><strike>IJ</strike><span style="color: blue;">K</span><strike>LM</strike><strike>NO</strike><strike>PQRST</strike><span style="color: blue;">U</span><strike>VW</strike><span style="color: blue;">XYZ</span></span></span> <br />
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1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Without-Limits-Inspiration-Ridiculously/dp/0307589730?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307589730" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307589730" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (12/30/10-1/5/11)<br />
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Story-Salt-Mark-Kurlansky/dp/0399239987?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Story of Salt by Mark Kurlansky</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0399239987" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0399239987" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (1/9/11)<br />
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Witch-Wizard-James-Patterson/dp/0316036242?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Witch and Wizard by James Patterson</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0316036242" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (1/9/11)<br />
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frankenstein-Dead-Alive-Novel-Koontzs/dp/0553587900?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Dean Koontz's Frankenstein Book 3 Dead and Alive</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0553587900" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0553587900" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (1/15/11-1/27/11)<br />
5. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sabbath-Ancient-Practices/dp/0849946042?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sabbath by Dan Allender </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0849946042" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />(1/27/11-1/31/11)<br />
6. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Left-Behind-Novel-Earths-Last/dp/0842329129?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Left Behind by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0842329129" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (1/31/11-2/11/11)<br />
7. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Clear-Direction-Spiritual-Power/dp/0307459519?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Walk by Shaun Alexander</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307459519" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (2/11/11-2/15/11)<br />
8. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Strength-Janette-Oke/dp/B004ILLQHS?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Quiet Strength by Janette Oke</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004ILLQHS" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (2/15/11-2/17/11)<br />
9. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Left-Behind-Novel-Earths-Last/dp/0842329110?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Tribulation Force by Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0842329110" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (2/22/11-2/24/11) <br />
10. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/New-Answers-Book-ebook/dp/B002CMLDSC?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The New Answers Book 1</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002CMLDSC" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> with Ken Ham as general editor (2/24/11-3/4/11)<br />
11. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gray-Matter-Neurosurgeon-Discovers-Patient/dp/1414339755?ie=UTF8&tag=ape04f-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Gray Matter by David Levy M.D.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ape04f-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1414339755" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (3/4/11-3/8/11)<br />
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53. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Junie-Jones-Little-Monkey-Business/dp/0375841571/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317431635&sr=1-1">Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park</a> (9/22/11)<br />
54. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Darkness-Satans-Soldier-Warrior/dp/0849947030/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318265065&sr=8-1">Ascent From Darkness by Michael Leehan</a> (9/22/11-10/10/11)<br />
55. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Appearing-final-chapter-behind/dp/0842332405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325176524&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Glorious Appearing by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins</a> (10/11/11-11/2/11)<br />56. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Prisoner-Azkaban-Rowling/dp/0439136369/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325176587&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling</a> (11/3/11-12/29/11)Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-666946259753536212011-11-29T06:41:00.001-08:002011-11-29T07:03:06.747-08:00Miss Wibbs & Molly Cole<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyzMCISegs7KS4TnF1JTKCGO02GH57wWpB5zK0GJp_KtiYlk3kqerSMAF9j-Qw2gJota4kC6T4E0gj3ocW-Yvz6Yl1-LQSzv1NhubYXtXodWw47yfAxh6J4VF0BSotDbVf-Gb43K3G6M/s1600/MissWibbs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyzMCISegs7KS4TnF1JTKCGO02GH57wWpB5zK0GJp_KtiYlk3kqerSMAF9j-Qw2gJota4kC6T4E0gj3ocW-Yvz6Yl1-LQSzv1NhubYXtXodWw47yfAxh6J4VF0BSotDbVf-Gb43K3G6M/s320/MissWibbs.jpg" width="303" /></a>Oh my it's been forever since I've blogged! I have been so busy crocheting and filling orders! I'll have to do a blog post about that soon. <br />
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But that's not why I am here this morning. This morning I have a special treat for my readers! An interview with a new children's book author. She also happens to be my aunt! Go check out her <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Authormollycole" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and "like" it for me, would ya?! Also, check out her <a href="http://www.authormollycole.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to learn more about her and her book!<br />
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So before I say anymore and bore you all so that you're not still reading, I will turn the floor over to Molly Cole and her interview!<br />
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<b>1. When did you know that you wanted to write?</b> <br /> <br />
<span style="color: purple;">I was really young. I loved making up little stories as far back as I
can remember. When I was ten, and in fifth grade, was when the passion
really started.</span><br /> <br /> <b>2. Tell us about your new book that is coming out. </b><br /> <br />
<span style="color: purple;">The book is a children's book called, 'Miss Wibbs'. Miss Wibbs is an
older dog that enjoys pushing cans all over her yard, and chasing them.
One day she finds a little mouse (uninvited of course), in her favorite
can. Marvin the mouse is stubborn, but Miss Wibbs is bigger, and more
stubborn. After a battle of wills, a compromise takes seed, and a
friendship is born. The book caters more to 3-7 year olds, teaching
them compromise, sharing, kindness, and the value of friendship.</span><br /> <br /> <b>3. What inspires you?</b><br /> <br style="color: purple;" /><span style="color: purple;"> People inspire me. Life inspires me. My kids and grandkids inspire me.</span><br /> <br /> <b>4. Many authors have a great support team. Do you have one and can you tell us what you love about them?</b><br /> <br />
<span style="color: purple;">Fortunately, my support team is my family, friends, and other
published/non-published authors. I love the fact that they're my best
reviewers and critics. They are just as excited as I am, and all very
encouraging.</span><br /> <br /> <b>5. Any advice for young writers out there looking to get started writing books?</b><br /> <br style="color: purple;" /><span style="color: purple;">
My advise to other your writers, or even older writers, is WRITE! Every
day, find time to write. Keep a notebook and pen with you, and when an
idea grabs you, write it down. It's important to write what you know.
There's no such thing as writer's block. You just have to keep writing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Her book, Miss Wibbs, is scheduled to be released January 9 of 2012!! How exciting! I can't wait to get a copy to add to our homeschool library!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span>Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-7529635683911768852011-11-04T00:00:00.000-07:002011-11-04T00:00:06.466-07:00Over The Top Part III<span style="color: #cc0000;">The following review is from my friend Carrie that went to the conference with me. Since she loves to write and loves to be heard, we decided it would be fun to include her thoughts since she used the extra ticket that was given to me for the review. I know you'll enjoy her review.....so read on! </span><br />
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Have you ever been in a place in life where you needed something but
didn’t know what? One of my favorite movies is “Fools Rush In”. It is
completely immoral, but I still love the story, and you know there are
several we all have that could fall into that category! (Even “The
Little Mermaid”!) ANYWAY…….In the film, Matthew Perry tells Salma Heyak,
“You are everything I never knew I always wanted.” It has always stuck
with me, isn’t that how so many of us feel about God? <br /> I have found
myself at this huge crossroad in life and I have been desperate for a
little guidance from God. One of my oldest and closest friends from High
School, that I have not really spent time with in far too long was
looking for someone to go to the Women of Faith conference with at the
Key Arena in Seattle. I thought for sure she would have found someone,
so I didn’t even bother to say anything. I know, totally Eyore of me
right? Finally, I spoke up and told her I would love to go. I can say,
with total confidence, that God had planned just that all along. <br />
Danielle and I picked up right where we left off, as if ____ years had
never gone by. I leave the number blank because it scares me to even
put it on paper. I honestly had the best time before we even found our
seats. <br /> Then the conference began. They kicked it off with a bit of
worship and it was beautiful. It was a perfect blend of melody and
harmony, accompanied by the Presence of The King of Kings. Then, this
little firecracker named, Patsy Clairmont, gets up and begins to share.
Being the people watcher that I am, I will say she should stick to
blonde and ditch the red hair, but hey, at least she is enjoying it! She
tells it exactly like it is and packs a punch! She has such a great
God Story, you know the story of what God saved you from? She conquered
crippling fear in her life that is very inspiring. To go from being
Agoraphobic to speaking on stages across the country is a serious
testimony in and of itself. <br /> Then ADHD stepped on stage. He goes by
the name Andy Andrews and in Q & A he informed us that his mother
did not name him Andrew Andrews. He is an author and once you get past
the craziness, he is incredible. He made me nervous, I hate when people
even pace, so his speaking style was hard for me. But he had so much to
say that spoke to me.<br /> The way that they did lunch was total chaos
and the food was not at all worth the wait and frustration. But all in
all, the day session was exactly what I never knew I wanted or needed
even. Patsy said something that day that is still ringing in my ears.
“God gave us a will that is stronger than our emotions. Our emotions
don’t have brain cells because they weren’t meant to think.” Remember
the crossroad that I referred to? I am still chewing on that one and
trying to figure it all out, but now I have peace about it all. <br />
The evening started off with a bang after an overly long break of….
FOREVER! Mandisa rocked the house and Mr. Andy Andrews closed it out
with a great, and surprisingly focused message. I really want to read
all of his books and have my eye on The Traveler’s Gift to start with.
His perspective on everything is so simple, yet profound and everyone
could benefit from reading one of his books. <br /> Danielle and I had an
old fashioned sleep over at her dad’s house and honestly there was very
little sleeping. As exhausted as I was the next day, it was totally
worth it and so long overdue! I think that so many women lose sight of
how vital friendship is. We were not meant to do life alone and even in
the privacy of our own home and family life we can feel alone. There is
nothing greater than having a great friend. In today’s society we have
slipped into this “facebook friends” interaction between friends. We
used to get together for a cup of coffee or talk on the phone to catch
up, now we post something on the other’s wall, and we lose touch with
the people we care about. As sad as it is, I have totally fallen into
that routine. This weekend and conference got me away from just that
and it was so refreshing in every way possible. <br /> The next day was
awesome! It was a beautiful clear day in Seattle, which everyone knows
is something to be cherished. I laughed and cried at the conference on
Saturday so much as cliché as that even sounds. Everything said seemed
to be exactly what I needed to hear. You know that feeling in church
where you swear the Pastor has been reading your mail? Yeah, all
weekend. It was poignant and meaningful and thought provoking. <br /> <br />
I left the morning session feeling revived and then let’s just say
Danielle and I decided to skip the provided lunch. She opted for the
over salted and over priced pretzel at the Key Arena and I went to the
Food Court for my cold over priced slice of pizza. I am not normally a
complainer, especially about food. I worked in the food industry for
many years and I am very sympathetic to problems and whatnot in that
field. However, if I am going to give an honest review, than I guess I
better be honest! We spent the rest of our break walking around and
taking some random, abstract photos of Seattle and it’s inhabitants.
The Science Center grounds were filled with 20 plus food trucks and I
desperately wished I had brought more money. Well, if I am wishing, I
am actually wishing I HAD more money to bring! Back to the point though,
we had a great time with our conversation and our cameras, taking a
look at a beautiful city through a different lens.<br /> The latter part
of the day was back to the Arena for more worship, Godly wisdom and a
lot more tears and laughter. Selah performed for the second time, I am
only mentioning it now, because they didn’t feel noteworthy the first
go-round for me. I now am addicted to their song “Unredeemed”. It is
precisely where I find myself. It talks about, in my humble opinion,
the darkest moments of our lives. Those times when we feel so alone, and
afraid. The, “in the midst of the storm” kind of moments. Those are,
“the places where grace is soon to be so amazing”……….I cannot get enough
of that lyric. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for a grace from God
that I am so unworthy of. Andy said something to go along with just that
about us not wanting to get what we really deserve. God is just so
good, isn’t He? His love is overwhelming and His grace………. That is a
sentence that I may never complete. <br /> God showed up for me in a very
personal way this weekend. Really, He was always there, I just became
very aware of his presence. It was, “everything I never knew I always
wanted.” I needed to be filled up with fresh wisdom and worship and
insight…..and laughter with a great friend.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Isn't that the truth? Carrie hit on something there really deep when she brought up our relationships with our friends. We both needed that time together. God knew more than we did how much we needed that time. I love U2 Carrie!</span>Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-41443799977221115452011-11-03T09:38:00.000-07:002011-11-03T09:38:44.234-07:00Over The Top Part IIAfter we returned to the Women of Faith Conference 2011 from lunch we were privileged to hear Patsy Clairmont and Andy Andrews speak more. The session before we took a break for dinner was the Q&A with them. <br />
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All of this time, there is a little area next to the stage, it's been sectioned off with chairs inside. So far, no one has used that area except Andy Andrews who kneeled over a chair. <br />
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After the Q&A it was time for dinner. Dinner started at 3:30 and the evening session didn't start until 7:00, so we had a few hours to ourselves. We walked to a restaurant that wasn't far from our car. Our mistake was staying there and eating. We should have turned right back around and gone somewhere else. The food was gross, the decor was horrid (Carrie liked the ceiling tho) and the waitresses belonged in a totally different dimension than the one we were in. Especially the new girl.<br />
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We were freezing and it was pouring. It was also getting dark and we didn't want to be walking the streets of Seattle at night. So since we had so much time, we sat in the car with the heater on for a while to warm up. <br />
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When the evening session started we were warm and cozy in our assigned seats and waiting for the drama to begin. The drama was very real to us! It was about all the different hats that moms wear. Oy, it exhausted me just watching it! The drama was performed by Katharine Everett and she was new to the Women of Faith team. She did a really good job I thought. <br />
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We, as moms and wives, do wear soooo many hats! Sometimes we have to wear more than one at a time. And as uncomfortable as that can be, we get it done. Albeit, there are the occasions when we make it through with less hair than we had before, or another layer of enamel ground off our teeth (I'm a teeth clencher when I'm mad). But we make it through! And we're ready for another day of non-stop hurdles.<br />
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Now the section that had the chairs in it next to the stage was filled. It was called The Porch. It is where the Women of Faith ladies sit during the conference. <br />
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Before our evening concert, we had another session with Andy Andrews. I really enjoyed his speaking and I sincerely hope to see him again. <br />
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And then, the concert. We've all been waiting for Mandisa to come out. I liked her since her song My Deliverer came out. And what a doll! She made me giggle and giggle because she was just so cute! Our seats were behind the ladies that sat on the porch, so when there was music going from the praise and worship gals, Mandisa was down there just a dancing! I got pics of that, even though it was from behind, she still was a cutie!!<br />
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I enjoyed the concert that Mandisa put on. She is a fabulous performer. <br />
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Ok I have to add something here that I didn't like about the music. I didn't like the use of the worldly songs. I just don't think they fit into a Christian conference. The worst was when Mandisa was singing a medley and they were all contemporary music. One song in the medley I was even shocked to hear. It was Beyonce's song All The Single Ladies. I just don't think that fit! I'm sorry, it may be my Baptist views, but it didn't belong.<br />
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When the concert was over, we sleepily shuffled out and back to our car. Now the fun part, finding our way out of Seattle and to my dad's house. It took us a bit, but we finally did it. <br />
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At my dad's house we got all of our stuff ready for the night and chose where we'd sleep. Then we laid down and talked. We talked and talked. I think it was about 1:30am and I said, "I'm tired." I got up, turned the lights off and laid back down. We kept talking and talking. Before we knew it, it was almost 4:30am and we were still awake! The morning session started at 9am and we were planning on leaving my dad's house at about 7:30-8am. <br />
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We didn't move at any great speeds when we did wake up. We took our time and got ready. We made it to the event about 10 min. before the morning session started, so we did pretty good. And for as little sleep as we got, we weren't feeling too bad. Of course, Starbucks coffee and a BAWLS energy drink are good for helping you stay awake too.<br />
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Stay tuned for Part III of Over The Top.......<br />
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<br />Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-12862318063542939282011-11-02T08:05:00.000-07:002011-11-02T08:05:45.549-07:00Over The Top Part IWhere do I begin? As my good friend Shannon would say, or sing actually, "Let's start at the very beginning. That's a very good place to start."<br />
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She sings that to me all of the time. It's a good thing that she sings well! ;-)<br />
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A good friend from high school went with me to the Women of Faith Conference 2011. We haven't seen each other but for a brief half hour when they visited here, since we graduated from high school. Ok, so I'm not going to tell you exactly how long that's been, let's just say it's been a while. But being with Carrie just brings me back to high school. When we used to drive around in my mustang and sing our hearts out! We were either going to church, youth group, a youth activity or just having fun. My lil sis often joined us on those fun trips. <br />
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It's amazing to me to be apart from someone that long and just go right back to where you left off. And that's what we did. <br />
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We laughed together so much, which is the most important part of having fun with a friend. Like the time we had just arrived and parked the car in Seattle. We walked halfway to the Key Arena, and Carrie asks me, "Were you supposed to put something in the windshield for parking?"<br />
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"NO! I was supposed to PAY!" So we walked back so I could pay. The slot would not accept my money. I tried and tried and tried. We laughed. Then realized that I was putting it in the wrong slot. When we found the right slot, it went in easily. Back to Key Arena.<br />
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Walking into the Arena was another challenge for us. The morning started with general seating. Assigned seating didn't start until the evening session. So our toughest decision now was, where should we sit? We chose a spot that was near the front, but not so near that we're craning our necks. It wasn't very far away from our assigned seats, but we couldn't find those yet. <br />
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I noticed the cost of food as we walked by. I was a little hungry. But gee willikers it was $6 for a hot dog! I can buy a whole pack of hot dogs for less than that at the store people! It was just ridiculous. A bottle of water was $4. Unbelievable. So I didn't eat. ha ha ha<br />
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When we sat down and got to look at the stage, it was beautiful. I really like it. The morning session was only open to the 3 sides. The evening session the curtain in back was down and they used the whole stage. The beautiful light in the middle changed colors. I loved it. <br />
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Just a sec, I have a kitten desperately trying to get my attention........<br />
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The picture here is of the singing girls. They led us in praise and worship. And did quite a fabulous job. I enjoyed three of them very much. There was one, and I'm not saying who, that I just didn't care to watch sing. But that is my own stupid preference and oddity so I don't need to share.<br />
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Patsy Clairmont opened the show. If you've never seen or heard her, you have to! This was my first and I am hooked! What a little spitfire! A sassy little cutie pie! I just want to squeeze her!! I can identify with her on many aspects. I appreciate women who get up in front of millions and can be honest about their own shortcomings. She can do that honestly and hilariously (is that a word?) at the same time! I laughed and cried listening to Patsy. <br />
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And then she introduced Andy Andrews.<br />
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Let me start by saying this. I really enjoyed him. He had great points and was, shall we say, interesting to watch.<br />
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Any of you ever seen Andy Andrews speak? He's an author. Check out his books, they look AWESOME! I really want to read <a href="http://www.andyandrews.com/ms/the-travelers-gift/">The Traveler's Gift</a>. <br />
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Now I'm going to say this. When Andy started speaking, I just about had a panic attack! Seriously. He made me very nervous. The man just would not sit or stand still! At one point, I thought he was going to fall over the hand railing and off the stage! <br />
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He made me laugh though! He walked out in the crowd and talked to people. Two of the stage guards were included in his conversation often. It was funny. And he had some really great lines that I took away with me.<br />
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Ignorance from principles doesn't keep you safe from those principles.</blockquote>
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Fear is the misuse of the creative intelligence God gave you.</blockquote>
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He also said something that opened my eyes with the relationship between my husband and I. Something that I need to fix. Andy stayed with us all day on Friday. I was blessed by his sessions as much as panicked! :-D<br />
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Ok, now it's time for the negative.....lunch. First, the sandwich was just disgusting. And the unorganization of getting our lunch. I felt like a penguin, standing all huddled up in the snow storm. Only we were just slowly pushing through to get our lunch that was a gross sandwich. We only ate our sandwiches because we were so hungry!<br />
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Stay tuned for Part II of Over The Top 2011Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-68073989836547085782011-10-10T15:19:00.000-07:002011-10-10T15:21:24.540-07:00Hooked On Hope OrgI took the leap and started my own non-profit organization. <a href="http://hookedonhopeorg.blogspot.com/">Hooked On Hope Oganization</a> blog and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hooked-On-Hope-Organization/194103150661959">Facebook page</a> has been made. You can go like and follow them if you would! I would appreciate it so that I can get the word out. I need some volunteers to help me make some things. '<br />
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I am currently sponsoring a local family that had a house fire. I am just about done with what I can do for them with just myself and one other person.<br />
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I am also taking custom made orders! I can crochet lots of different things so I'm not limiting myself to just hats or something like that. Although, I am doing hats. Lots of different patterns that I am creating myself! I am so thrilled about this!<br />
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This is definitely a leading from God. It has just been blessed since I've started it. It's starting slowly but I've already gotten better results that I expected.<br />
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Please go check it out and spread the word! Thanks!!Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-38467657327869752902011-09-30T06:52:00.000-07:002011-09-30T06:53:10.389-07:00Just in GeneralIt's been a week since our fire. Oh, I never told you about the fire did I? I suppose I should before I move on.<br />
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Last week, I believe it was Friday morning at almost 1 am, I woke up to my sister-in-law yelling for my husband. She lives right next door to us. I wondered why she was yelling. When I looked out the window, it was really foggy. I thought to myself, that's not right.<br />
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I opened the door and she told me that our garage was on fire. I saw the fire then, just starting to lick through the walls of the garage, just feet from where the kids and I were sleeping on the couch in my Living Room. I ran in and woke up Greg and then called 911. I had the kids grab some clothes and get out on the porch away from the garage. Greg started up our lawn hose and sprayed the flames that were crawling up the rafters by then.<br />
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Amazingly, he got the flames extinguished before the firemen had to turn on their hoses. It was quite a fire to get it out with our garden hose! I was surprised! I think some of the firemen were too. They jokingly offered Greg a job.<br />
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But all jokes aside, it was a horrifying experience. It was all so <span style="font-size: large;">surreal</span>.<br />
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Thankfully, the Lord Jesus was looking out for us. None of us were harmed and the fire was out before too much damage could be done. I have thanked God so many times for helping us and keeping us safe so many times, I can't even tell you how many!<br />
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So, moving on....<br />
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We all spent some time after that re-imagining the fire and being a little scared of another one. I think that is normal and a process that we would have to go through to react to and healthily get through an event like that. The kids were very scared, but they dealt with it better than the fear of the wind that brought the tree down on our house last Autumn.<br />
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Which, by the way, we had some gusts here last week and I was a little nervous.....<br />
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Our homeschooling has gone great this week! We have been enjoying everything that we are learning with the exception of English. Stinky doesn't like that subject too well. But we plod through!<br />
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We've spent this last week learning more about Julius Caesar and Cleopatra. We are reading the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-VII-Daughter-Egypt-Diaries/dp/0590819755/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317390340&sr=8-1">Cleopatra VII Daughter of the Nile Egypt, 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory</a>. This is part of the Scholastic The Royal Diaries Series. These are good books to use as a fun supplement to lessons I think. They are fiction, but based on the real stuff. This is the first book that we've been able to use with History because we are learning History in chronological order and this is the earliest book in the series.<br />
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I just love learning about this time period and the Romans. Also the Egyptians. Actually, I just love History!<br />
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We just finished yesterday our 5 Senses study in Science. Monday we start Light for Day One of Creation! We are learning the first half of our Science through Creation. This is very exciting to me! We will be doing this study, hopefully, for 3 of our Science years. There are projects for 3 different age groups. The book that I am using is called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Science-Creation-Week-Hands--Curriculum/dp/1568570066/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317390687&sr=1-1">Science in the Creation Week for grades 2-5</a>.<br />
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I just love homeschooling! It is so much fun and so rewarding. I love having my kids here all of the time! I am thankful for this opportunity.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-1805839309416595422011-09-23T16:15:00.000-07:002011-09-23T16:15:21.946-07:00Ascent From Darkness by Michael LeehanI think it's something that all Christians wonder about. What would it be like to be under the influence and power of Satan. How dark and dreary that world must be.<br />
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Michael Leehan has written a book about his life and Satan worship. He is now a saved man, going to church in the very one that Satan had told him to attack and kill the pastor. Michael writes about his choice to follow Satan and the automatic distance he felt from the God that he didn't believe in when he opened those doors.<br />
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This book is written with powerful emotion and stark honesty. Even though the subject and some of the things that I read about are scary, some horrifying, it was a good book to read. It fills that natural curiosity enough that you don't really wonder anymore. <br />
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The story of Ascent From Darkness talks about the power and unending love of our Lord Jesus. Jesus has power over Satan and his devils. He always loves us and will gladly forgive us, beckoning us back to Him with open arms. <br />
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The appendix included in this book is very interesting material because it is testimonies written by Michael's friends or people that knew of his lifestyle and changes. I think it's interesting to have someone else's outlook on his situation included in the book.<br />
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This review is all of my own thoughts and ideas. I received this book to review with my honest opinions from Booksneeze and Thomas Nelson books. Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-14826905487814592972011-09-22T20:48:00.000-07:002011-09-22T20:48:50.347-07:00Fall Into Reading 2011 Reading List<br />
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<li>Life in Spite of my by Tricia Goyer</li>
<li>Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park</li>
<li>A book that starts with K that I haven't found yet.</li>
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<li>Ascent From Darkness by Michael Leehan</li>
<li>The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel</li>
<li>A book for my book reviews</li>
<li>Just a Minute (from Edelweiss reader, not sure about the author right now)</li>
<li>Listen (on my Kindle PC)</li>
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<li>Glorious Appearing by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins</li>
<li>Plains of Passage by Jean M. Auel</li>
<li>A book review</li>
<li>A book review</li>
<li>5 Conversations You Must Have w/Your Daughter (Edelweiss reader)</li>
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<li>After the Leaves Fall (Kindle PC)</li>
<li>Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis</li>
<li>The Last Jihad by Joel C. Rosenberg</li>
<li>A book Review</li>
<li>Book that starts with X</li>
<li>Book that starts with Z</li>
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Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-45634356017075351322011-09-20T00:00:00.000-07:002011-09-20T00:00:00.411-07:00Go Big by Cory Cotton Book ReviewBefore I started reading the book I felt good things about it. For one thing, I liked the design and the lay out of the book. The colors are vibrant on the cover and the inside pages even have a little bit of color to them, even if it is just orange and gray. Six pages into the book and I have to go and check out some of these Dude Perfect videos on YouTube.<br />
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And lucky me, I was fortunate enough to find the very first video that they created, which I actually read about in those first 6 pages. And if I do this video embedding thing right, it's here:<br />
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And I watched and liked this one too:<br />
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As you read this book you will enjoy hearing about their amazing story of how they started Dude Perfect and the awesome shots they do. I appreciate the fact that Corey is honest about how hard some of these moments were. You can almost imagine yourself there, at each shot that he describes. <br />
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If you want to read a book that will inspire you and teach you, this is the book to read! I am glad that I chose this book to review!! I would recommend this book to anyone, not just those looking to start their own business. I think the tips and tricks learned in this book can help a person on any path in life.<br />
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I was given this book from Tyndale Books and all I had to do was read it and write this post with my own thoughts and opinions. They are all MY opinions!<br />
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<br />Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-36937414649581694182011-09-13T08:14:00.000-07:002011-09-13T08:17:24.037-07:00Crazy Cat Lady Meets The Sarge and Major<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yea, I know, I've heard the comments before. I'm going to grow old and become the Crazy Cat Lady.<br />
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Our cat family has changed recently. On July 22, I put my cat Solomon outside early in the morning because he wanted out. That was the last I saw of him. It broke my heart. He was my baby kitten! We only had him for a little over a year. He was so special to all of us. He was OUR baby. The whole family spoiled him. I have avoided writing about this so far because I was so sad. I still am. I miss him.<br />
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So to appease my wants and desires, my fabulous hubby said that we could get another kitten. He wanted a male kitten for him to name himself. So I told him that was fine, I'd share. But then I found a brother and sister pair and decided, why not take 2? One for each of us! So we did that!<br />
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Now we have two cute little gray tabbies. They are adorable! Hubs named his Seargent Gunnery Hathcock. He is pictured here ------------> I decided to be witty and keep the theme going so I actually decided on a name <i>before</i> I got her.<br />
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I never do that! I like to meet them and observe them before I choose a name. But I knew what I was choosing this time. It had to go with hubby's theme.<br />
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So what is the magical name?<br />
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Major Margaret Hot Lips Hoolihan!<br />
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And here is the beautiful Mags, Maggie or Mag Pie as I affectionately call her:<br />
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I just love kittens! And these two are so cute! We are nursing Gunny back to good health now. I don't know what happened to him, but he had stopped eating and drinking after he was here a day or two. I got him some soft food and Pedialyte and he is doing much better now. He's coming to life! He has been just sleeping and laying around. Poor little guy. I don't know what the problem was. But I am so thankful that Jesus gave me brains and I was able to make him feel better than he felt yesterday.<br />
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And just to show them off even more, I have another picture of both of them to post in this post.<br />
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<span id="goog_592072460"></span><span id="goog_592072461"></span>Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-25095531923986120062011-09-06T07:47:00.000-07:002011-09-06T07:48:53.060-07:00With Book Review by Skye JethaniSkye Jethani has broken down our relationships with God. According to him, most people are in one of these categories:Life Under God, Life Over God, Life From God and Life For God.<br />
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He explains each of these different ways that we commune with God throughout his book. Jethani also includes illustrations that he has come up with to help those who learn visually and they are added to help you learn yourself or explain to someone else.<br />
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One of my favorite quotes that are on the book is by Margaret Feinberg, the author of Spiritual Rhythm. She says:<br />
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There are some points in this book that I am not sure that I agree with. And I will admit that there were some times when I was confused on the point that was being made. <br />
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The book includes Appendix A and B with some very useful information in those sections! Appendix A is written on communing with God. Appendix B is a discussion section that includes questions for you to discuss with others in a group setting or with a friend. You could also discuss those questions with yourself for further growth if you don't have another person to read it with!<br />
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I received this book for free from Booksneeze.com in exchange for my own opinions. Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-64924403417026502432011-08-29T20:46:00.000-07:002011-08-29T20:48:03.876-07:00Armageddon by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. JenkinsWow......<br />
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I can hardly believe some of the things that happened in this book!<br />
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If you've been reading the books and know exactly what is going on, you don't want to miss this one! Hurry and read it!<br />
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The unexpected happens a couple of times that totally impacts the story. It's crazy! I can hardly believe some of what I read. I don't want to give any of it away though!<br />
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Let me put it this way:<br />
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Some Believers die; Angels appear; Miracles happen; Manna falls from the sky; and so much more!<br />
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I would suggest this book to anyone!Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-221992949941920132011-08-29T20:34:00.001-07:002011-08-29T20:34:42.644-07:00Dr. Kevin Leman Books and iPod Giveaway!Go <a href="http://www.tyndale.com/blog/?p=1243">here and check this out</a>! I am so excited about this! I love his books! There are great prizes to win. Hurry!!Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-90261541373740866552011-08-22T21:03:00.000-07:002011-08-22T21:03:16.962-07:001st Day of WorkToday was a messed up day. <br />
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I had the schedule all made out. We started out and there was a few glitches, so I fixed them as we went. We were just a few minutes behind, doing just fine. Then BAM!<br />
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My Father-in-law calls. He thinks he's split his incision too much and bleeding too much. So he has to have my hubby go over there and fix it. So the kids had to stop schoolwork and pack a lunch and get things packed to take over there. We only have 1 car, so they would have to stay there while I was at work.<br />
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I can't even imagine how long their day was. <br />
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Nothing was wrong with my Father-in-Law by the way.<br />
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So instead of finishing their work while I was gone, schoolwork and housework, they were playing at their grandpa's house. It's a good thing that I only scheduled 4 days of school this week. *giggle*<br />
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Tomorrow should be more of a normal day I'm hoping. Hubby and the kids will stay home and do their work. Even he agreed that needed to be done. <br />
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My day was easy. I filed, I sorted, I reorganized files and I copied.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-44843933349977126012011-08-21T20:31:00.000-07:002011-08-21T20:31:41.488-07:00New SchedulesDisclaimer: The first 9 paragraphs also appear on my blog <a href="http://deckerteaching.blogspot.com/">Teaching the Christian Way at Home</a>. I have added more to this blog post.<br />
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So many things are happening so quickly. So our first week back to
school was very messed up. I should have waited to start this coming
week. <br />
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On Monday, things went pretty good considering
that I had been so busy with things that I hadn't had time to get
everything ready. But I really wanted to get started, so I did. Little
did I know that I would get a phone call that afternoon from someone at
the state office offering me a temporary job as an assistant. They
wanted to do the interview right away, so it was scheduled for the next
afternoon. <br />
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On top of all of that, my Father-in-Law
was also having surgery to remove an aneurysm that was located in his
neck. It had caused a stroke already and was only only about 9% of a
blood flow. That surgery was scheduled for Thursday, but he had many
appointments before then and my husband was helping him. Our week was
pretty much booked up with doctor appointments, surgeries and
recoveries.<br />
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Tuesday dawned and I was busy most of the
day and then went to my job interview. I was given the job. It's only
for 3 months and I have no idea what I will be doing except handling
paperwork and filing. I am not really looking forward to this, but I
have to do it. She wanted me to start the next day, but I told her
about the surgery and she agreed to wait and have me come in on Monday. <br />
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Needless to say, there was no school done on Tuesday.<br />
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Wednesday
was pretty much my last day to be horrifically lazy all day for a long
time, so I took advantage of it and we didn't do anything but prepare
for the surgery the next day. No school was done.<br />
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Thursday
dawned and we were already on our way to the hospital. We were out of
our house at about 6am so it was still dark when we left. We were at
the hospital for probably 10 hours and there was no school done on this
day.<br />
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On Friday we knew that we were heading into the
hospital at some point but we didn't know when. I wanted to get a lot
of the housework done before I start work tomorrow. I did get a lot
accomplished and that was nice. But we didn't do any schoolwork.<br />
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We will just finish last week's schoolwork this week and not worry about it. That's the beauty of homeschooling!<br />
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So today I have been busy getting my to do list all done so I have less to worry about during the week. I have all of my clothes picked out for each day. I have been preparing the house because I will have less time to clean it. I've prepared the school week. I have also created a schedule for myself and the kids to keep. We have never been able to stick to a schedule....or should I say <i>I</i> have never been able to stick to a schedule. This will be quite a challenge for me. I could certainly use prayers for motivation and to help me keep my schedule.<br />
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I will be working Monday through Friday starting at 12pm and ending at 4pm. I'm looking at a 40-50 minute drive each way, maybe more on the way home depending upon traffic that late.<br />
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If you're looking for an online calendar to use for you and your family, check out the calendars at <a href="http://www.famundo.com/">Famundo</a>. There were so many options to create the calendar for my needs and to customize it the way that I like. What I especially liked about it was that I could use a different color for each person in the family. It makes it so much easier to do that. <br />
<br />It is 8:27pm now and I want to watch some Big Brother before I head to bed. I've got to get up at 6am tomorrow. I'm growing from Christian Homeschooling Wife and Mom to Christian Homeschooling Working Wife and Mom. Wow....what a mouthful.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-8390558250437316232011-08-09T19:46:00.000-07:002011-08-09T19:47:00.076-07:00Writer's Block Overcomes ImaginationOk so I'm failing so far. I just have too much to do. I don't even want to talk about dishes, so let's not go there.<br />
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Today my kids picked up a little game called Jr. Pictionary. My sister and I used to have it and play it. They have been playing it all night. Along w/2 other games. Some mystery game and a Disney Princess Jewelry game. Bubba looks cute too by the way with his pretty princess jewelry on. <br />
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I have been successful in getting my Living Room picked up and organized. It doubles as our school room. I still need to hang my posters and finish a few things, but it's almost done!<br />
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Have you ever tried POM? That pomegranate juice? It's super good! I am just trying it for the first time and nummy!<br />
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This is a pretty random blog post tonight. I feel like blogging but I really can't think of a good subject. <br />
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So instead of boring you all, I will go ahead and stop now. Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-87529437240103661072011-08-08T20:07:00.000-07:002011-08-08T20:07:16.104-07:00The Remnant by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins Book ReviewTalk about action packed! Missiles, fighter jets, sneaking around, darkness, burning sun and so much more! The Remnant is living up to the rest of the series for sure! This is the tenth book in the series. I only have 2 left to read! <br />
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The imagination of these two authors is great and awes me. I understand that they get the basic facts from the Bible. But then to be able to see that in real life! That is talent to me. I just love reading their books. It's definitely entertaining.<br />
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I only have two more books to finish for my reading challenge!Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888347901203205082.post-67887725797095488232011-08-06T20:29:00.000-07:002011-08-06T20:29:59.741-07:0031 Day Better Myself Challenge Day #6Today I got all of the dishes washed but a couple of pans. Unfortunately, I ran out of dish soap before I could finish. I am going to be able to get soap tomorrow morning and still be able to wash dishes tomorrow. <br />
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On top of the dishes I cleaned the whole kitchen counters and stovetop. I also tackled the vanity where our library books for school and workboxes for school sit and the bar where the kids eat. So things are really starting to look up in the house. Which is nice. I'm getting caught up on laundry too.<br />
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The DirectTV guy came out today. Guess what he told me. He can't find anywhere to put a dish that will get reception. There are trees in the way. So we can't get TV. That is a bummer, but one less bill for me to worry about. Maybe it's time to just invest in more movies that we like. I don't watch much tv, but I do like it sometimes at night when I just want to relax and I'm too tired to read.<br />
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Tomorrow I'm only going to Sunday school. The hubby has a shooting tournament to go to and he needs the car. We only have one. I am going to try to get my school room decorated tomorrow. And maybe catching up on more laundry and picking up more of my clutter in the LR.Danielle Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973738444736260836noreply@blogger.com0